Hebrew

Adjective

אָחוּז • ‎(akhúz) ‎(feminine אֲחוּזָה, masculine plural אֲחוּזִים, feminine plural אֲחוּזוֹת)

1. held, as in the hand

   אָחוּז בְּיָדוֹ‎

   held in his hand

2. held in place
   • Esther 1:6, with translation from the King James Version:

     חוּר כַּרְפַּס וּתְכֵלֶת אָחוּז בְּחַבְלֵי בוּץ וְאַרְגָּמָן עַל גְּלִילֵי כֶסֶף וְעַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ‎

     Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble

3. taken proportionally
   • Numbers 31:30, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וּמִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּקַּח אֶחָד אָחֻז מִן הַחֲמִשִּׁים‎

     And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty

Related terms

• אֲחוּזָה ‎(noun)
• אָחַז ‎(verb)
• נאחז ‎(verb)

Noun

אָחוּז • ‎(akhúz) m ‎(plural indefinite אֲחוּזִים, singular construct אֲחוּז־)

1. A hundredth, a percent: used to express percentages.

   14.5%: ארבעה-עשר אחוזים וחצי‎ ― arba'á-asár akhuzím v'khétzi ― fourteen and a half percent [literally fourteen akhuz-es and half]

   20%: עשרים אחוז‎ ― esrím akhúz ― twenty percent

2. A percent, a percentage.

   איזה אחוז … ?‎ ― éize akhúz … ? ― What percent(age) … ?

   אחוז גבוה‎ ― akhúz gavóah ― a high percentage

Usage notes

• As shown in the examples above, the singular form אָחוּז is often used even for the semantic plural.

See also

• אחוז on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he